RN/LPN Weekend Group Respite (PRN)

The role of a Group Respite Nurse is to provide nursing care to a small group of children during their shift in collaboration with direct care professionals. Group services support children with varying needs and abilities over the weekend. Child Serve’s Respite service allows parents to attend events for their other children, schedule appointments for themselves, or take time to recharge.

Schedule

• PRN
• 1-2 weekends per month
• Days, evenings and overnight shifts available
  
  

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Provide nursing support, rehabilitative needs, and preventative care in a ratio of 1:3 at the Child Serve Center
• Interact with the child and participate in fun activities.
• Complete electronic documentation and MARS
• Possible skills used: medication administration, g-tube nutrition, seizure management, urinary cath , respiratory support, etc.
  
  

What You’ll Need

• Current valid license as a RN or LPN in Iowa.
• Valid driver’s license with two or fewer violations in the past three years
• Active BLS from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Ability to lift up to 35 lbs, be mobile within the clinic areas, and frequently bend, lift, reach, and stand.
• Ability to communicate effectively in (or through) reading, writing and speaking the English language.
  
  

Not sure if you hit 100% of the position expectations? Let's talk! Reach out to our Talent Acquisition team by emailing careers@childserve.org .

Make a Difference Every Day at Child Serve

• Child Serve partners with families to help children with special healthcare needs live a great life.
• Child Serve is a leading pediatric healthcare provider with Iowa’s only children's specialty hospital, offering a variety of services and programs to meet each child’s unique needs.
• Child Serve ’s four key specialty areas include: complex medical care, pediatric rehabilitation, autism and behavioral health, and community-based services. With a coordinated approach to care delivery, services are interwoven and streamlined, so families can address their child’s needs in one location.
• Established in 1928, Child Serve proudly provides more than 30 pediatric specialty services to nearly 6,000 children in Iowa each year.
  
  

Child Serve is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email careers@childserve.org . Child Serve is an Equal Opportunity Employer.